Hip fracture

Get back on your feet faster—and help yourself avoid a repeat injury—with this essential guide.

Anatomy of the Hips.

Hip Fractures Garden Classification of Hip Fractures Trial Exhibit shows the Garden Classification types of hip fractures with descriptive labels of each hip fracture type and descriptions, highlighting differences in the anatomy and fracture injury. Available in digital download or trial exhibit presentation options.

An osteoporotic fracture occurs every three seconds worldwide. With more than 50 per cent of the world's hip fractures expected to occur in the Asia Pacific (AP) region over the next two decades, the Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) has launched a Bone Health QI Tool Kit today (May 24, 2022), to promote quality improvement (QI) of osteoporosis care.

Dr. Calendine reviews the anatomy, prosthetic components, surgical procedure, and recovery involved in total hip replacement (also called total hip arthroplasty). Total hip replacement is a highly successful surgery in which the diseased portions of the hip joint are replaced with a prostheses (hip implant).

Your thigh bone, or femur, is the largest bone in the human body and as such is also one of the strongest bones in your body. As we age and conditions like osteoporosis set in, your bones begin to weaken. A fall can break the top portion of your femur, resulting in what is colloquially known as a hip fracture.

My broken Femur X-ray

intertrochanteric fracture ROSH - Google Search